] The newest option is Singulair, an anti-asthma
] tablet now found to also ease allergies' itching,
] sneezing and congestion. It targets a different
] symptom-causing substance, leukotrienes, and thus can be
] used together with steroid sprays or antihistamines. Like
] the previous two categories, it has few side effects.

I must say, I'm REALLY impressed with Singulair's ability not only to keep me from having trouble with my asthma, but also it's amazing how well it works on allergies. I was wondering why I'm the only one around who's not been bothered by pollen during the past few days (the pollen levels here right now have warranted a "special weather statement"). Then it dawned on me: it's the Singulair. Yay! BRING ON THE SPRING AND THE TREES, BABY!

The Claritin over-the-counter dilemma

] We hope you enjoy this educational tour as we work to
] characterize everybody's favorite Easter candy, the
] Marshmallow Peep.

Reminds me of the ever funny T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. project.

Peep Research

http://www.memestreams.net/users/rattle/blogid2787767
] Ahh.. This will remind the world of the whole "all your
] base" thing, and within a week we will have an "all your
] base" take on the Iraq war.. I know it..

Two and a half weeks..

Iraq, All Your Base Are Belong to Us

] According to the replacement page, the madonna.com
] defacement was supposedly "brought to you by the editors
] of Phrack," an online hacker magazine whose web site
] notes that it does not "advocate, condone nor participate
] in any sort of illicit behavior. But we will sit back and
] watch." In an e-mail exchange, a Phrack representative
] told TSG, "We have no link with this guy in any way, and
] we don't even know his identity."

Ha!

Madonna done got herself hacked.

] Hernandez used his victims' telephones to make costly
] calls to 900 numbers to request "services," Gasser said.
] He would not elaborate on what the type of services.

Beware of perverts who break in to use your phone.

Indictment: Burglar phone bills $4,400

] Every year between now and the end of May about 300 honey
] hunters - or Mowalis - venture into thick forestry to
] collect wild honey made by some of the largest and most
] aggressive bees in the world.
]
] It's a task fraught with danger - and the bees are not
] the main threat.
]
] Every year 15-20 honey hunters are attacked and killed by
] tigers.

Sweet thrills of Bangladesh jungle

Get invited to pot lucks and never know what to bring?

Tons of easy "white trash" recipes to check out.
Impress folks with your Oakie-Fied Culinary Treats!

Recipes include: Ambrosia Salad (aka White Trash Whip), 7-Up Cake, Corn Dog Muffins, Cherries in a Cloud,
Spaghetti Ramen, Tater Tot Casserole, Twinkie Torte, Deep Fried Mars Bars and more!

yum! - White Trash Recipes

Today, April 21st, is Rattle's birthday!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Everyone, near and far, raise a toast (or several) to this great man!!!!!!! :)

This story reminds me of something that happened to me. I had a really great job in 2000. I got laid off in January 2001. I searched for another job, but the market was tough and I didn't want to go back to retail (been there, done that, don't want to do it EVER again...). Finally in September of 2001, my unemployment benefits ran out, and at around 5pm on 9/11/01, I went to the lab for my drug test to work at Target (I almost didn't go. I had to go THAT DAY (within 24 hours of my job offer). I spent that whole day thinking, 'in the grand scheme of things, how important is this?' but in the end, I really went because I needed a good reason to tear myself away from the TV). I could no longer afford to be picky. I spent my time at Target knowing that as soon as my boyfriend finished his Masters' degree, he would get a job, we would move, and I could start looking for a "real" job again. A few months into my 'career' at Target, where I was a cashier, a woman came into my line, and I recognized her, and she recognized me. It was my 5th-grade teacher, the one who had said I would never amount to anything because I was lazy. In December, I quit. I couldn't take the humiliation of seeing people I knew come to my register and I was tired of feeling like I had to explain myself. I'm not as strong as I'd like to believe I am. So at the end of December, I landed a job I really liked, and then in March I moved up here. Now I have a really great, interesting job, and while it's not what I wanted to do with my life, it's pretty damn good and I'm very lucky that the defense industry -always- needs people. The moral of the story is that you've got to do what you've got to do, and sometimes you have to stand up to the humiliation of taking a position that is "below" you. Things will always turn around but there's no sense being poor in the meantime.

Commute to Nowhere

] Waterford - With grace and sorrow, Tan and
] Paul Patchem shared with the world Wednesday the news
] that their son, Marine Cpl. Kemaphoom "Ahn"
] Chanawongse, missing in Iraq since March 23, has been
] confirmed dead.
]
] A DNA match of remains recovered last month determined
] that Chanawongse, 22, was one of six Marines killed
] during a fierce firefight and heavy sandstorm near
] Nasiriyah. His amphibious unit helped secure a bridge
] over the Euphrates River that American forces crossed to
] reach Baghdad.

Very sad. We were all hoping he'd be found alive.

After Holding Out Hope, ‘Ahn' Chanawongse's Family Officially Notified